Articles about Kobe Bryant Tributes

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted."That was my No. 1 priority, was to make sure those photos no ...

The public memorial service for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna turned out to be the emotional roller coaster that it was ought to be.His wife Vanessa, as well as fellow NBA legends Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal were ...

LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant's widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publicly mourned their deaths on ...

LOS ANGELES - Thousands of mourners will gather in Staples Center on Monday (Tuesday, Manila time) to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant.The basketball superstar and his 13-year-old daughter will be honored in a public memorial at the arena ...

MIAMI - Dwyane Wade went through a long list of thank-yous as he delivered a 20-minute speech at his jersey retirement ceremony on Saturday night (Sunday, Manila time), mentioning everyone from his business manager and the Miami Heat ball boys to ...

CHICAGO - It has become one of the NBA's most revered traditions: On the morning of the NBA All-Star Game, the league pays tribute to retired players with what is called the Legends Brunch. It brings together about 3,000 guests, ...

CHICAGO - Kobe Bryant always seemed to be in top form when he stepped onto the court for the NBA All-Star Game. The league's current best will try to match his effort when Team LeBron and Team Giannis meet on ...

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Friday (Saturday, Manila time) that fans seeking to attend the Feb. 24 memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, at Staples Center must register to purchase tickets and there will be no outside ...

LOS ANGELES - Tiger Woods began with an unknowing tribute to Kobe Bryant by making an eagle putt that optical cameras measured at 24 feet, 8 inches. He ended his opening round with a reminder that getting around Riviera unscathed is no small ...

CHICAGO - Jennifer Hudson is coming to the All-Star Game to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant with her voice.The NBA has released a list of entertainers headed to All-Star weekend, the group headlined by Hudson - the two-time Grammy winner ...

RIETI, Italy - The first Italian basketball team that Kobe Bryant's father played for retired the Lakers superstar's jersey to the rafters in a pregame ceremony on Wednesday."You began to play here and as an adult you made ...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - The PGA Tour joined players with a 16th-hole tribute to Kobe Bryant on Sunday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open (Monday, Manila time), using his two Lakers uniform numbers to cut the final-round pin position on the stadium ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida - Even at the Super Bowl, they mourned Kobe Bryant.San Francisco's Richard Sherman showed up for the Super Bowl in a Bryant jersey, the start of numerous honors dedicated to the basketball legend on football's ...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Tony Finau and Webb Simpson crashed golf's biggest party with some back-nine fireworks.Finau shot a 9-under 62 on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) to take a one-stroke lead over Simpson in the Waste Management Phoenix ...

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania - Kobe Bryant's high school jersey spent more time in China of late than it did hanging on the wall of the gym named in honor of the school's career leading scorer.Bryant's retired No. ...

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Clippers have their entire roster healthy for the first time this season and it showed against the Minnesota Timberwolves.Led by Kawhi Leonard's 31 points, the Clippers had five other players in double figures in ...

LOS ANGELES - Red roses adorned the courtside seats where Kobe and Gianna Bryant sat at the last Los Angeles Lakers game they attended. On the overhead video board, photos of Bryant in action for the Lakers alternated with those of the other ...

LOS ANGELES - A large crowd of fans continued to gather outside Staples Center to express their grief over the death of Kobe Bryant before the Lakers' game on Friday (Saturday, Manila time) against the Portland Trail Blazers.It was the Lakers&# ...

ANAHEIM, California - You can call it an uncanny coincidence or divine intervention, but on a night when Kobe Bryant was remembered before the Anaheim Ducks faced the Arizona Coyotes, Carter Rowney did something extraordinary.The center - who wears No. 24 - scored a ...

LOS ANGELES - All the Los Angeles Kings players showed up to Staples Center wearing Kobe Bryant jerseys before the arena's first sporting event since the retired Lakers superstar's death in a helicopter crash.The Kings also honored Bryant ...